square pegs and large holes

Nice comment on a good article by Rich DeMillo (good==I agree with it). “It has much more to do with a lack of understanding of the idea of universal education. All those pegs in our system have to fit through the circular holes through which we force them…whether they be round, square, hexagonal, icosahedral, or whatever. We accomplish this by making the holes larger and larger. “ [direct link to this post]